Internet is an essential part of our modern life. It’s taking over a role in our personal and commercial life. Now we buy and sell online, bank online, socialize online and lot more. And when we talk about internet we talk about websites. Website is the media of communicating between human and internet. So it is essential for all the web developers to make sure the websites interact with its users and that is the key to success.There are millions and billions of websites are online but only a few percent of them are successful. When a developer develop a website they have to follow certain rules which we call HCI rules.. Ben Shneiderman is well know among all the web designers for his “Eight Golden Rules of Interface Design”. But still in most of the websites the rules are exploited or not properly followed. It depends on web designer how their websites going to look like but the key thing and motive is to interact with the common users. So every websites have to feed the needs of the users and for that the following eight golden rules has to be followed carefully.Strive for consistencies: The website need to have a clear and simple main menu. All the menu options have to relevant and consistent. The functions like links, drop list, command buttons etc has to be used wisely and carefully. Clear and relevant design interface should be used through out.Enable frequent users to use shortcut: All the websites should be easy to use for the frequent users. The user should be able to access required information in one click. So navigation should be detailed and users should go to preferred pages straight away. Most the websites use Back links to return to previous pages or main menu.Offer informative feedback: In every websites, there has to be facilities for the users to get in touch with the web designer and deliver the opinions or feedback abut the website.Design dialogue to yield closure: Websites have to be informative but yet organised. Some time websites are too informative and too long. Information should be organised accordingly into groups or topics and easy to search by the users.Offer simple error handling: To make it more user-friendly there are no proper use of error handling (e.g. error message) in most the websites. So it is very difficult for the users to enter or retrieve certain information from the site. If users make an error, instruction should be given to detect the error and offer simple, constructive, effective and specific instruction for recovery.Permit easy reversal of action: In terms of majority websites there are no easy way to return from different pages to the required webpage. The only way to return to the previous or proffered page is by returning to menu by selecting BACK link and choosing a new option. Websites should facilitate users to go back to preferred pages straight away through a simple navigation system.Support internal locus of control: Majority of the websites are examples of poor charge of the system. Experienced users want to be in charge. Surprising system actions, tedious sequences of data entries, inability or difficulty in obtaining necessary information, and inability to produce the action desired all build anxiety and dissatisfaction where much information cannot be downloaded either accessed by the user.Reduce short-term memory load: On the net we find many webpage are too long and too informative. The information is not kept simple. A famous study suggests that humans can store only 7 (plus or minus 2) pieces of information in their short term memory. Developers can reduce short term memory load by designing screens where options are clearly visible, or using pull-down menus and icons.As a web developer I always try to apply this golden rules while designing websites. I hope this little effort will help new web designers to improve their websites.

Golf fitting is an integral part to every golfer’s best game and most golfers avoid getting fit and just buy something off the rack or eBay that they heard was good. Why do people not get fit for golf clubs? Fitting is a somewhat new item to the entire golf equipment arsenal and some people are afraid of getting fit.Some people believe they are not good enough to get fit and can just buy any set until they get better. The sad truth to that is the fact that they would get much better much quicker if they got fit for correct clubs in the first place.Many people are embarrassed and nervous of what the fitter may think of their swing. I can tell you its kinda like a doctor that has seen it all. Nothing surprises a professional fitter. They don’t care what your swing looks like, they are watching but analyzing what would help you the entire time you are hitting balls.Price scares a lot of people. How much is a fitting? Fittings are often free with a club purchase but many fitters charge $100-$200 a fitting. Do not fret because even if they charge for a fitting they are actually saving you money. How? Well, say you buy the new super duper driver off the rack at your local Dickheads superstore. Then you can’t hit it worth a hill of beans because the shaft is all wrong or the length is too long. Hint, many drivers are 46 inches now and that is garbage, you will struggle trying to hit the sweet spot and actually lose distance. Now your $400 driver quickly becomes a $600 driver as you replace the garbage stock shaft with one you think works better because somebody on a Golf Forum said it was the best. Bingo, you could have gotten fit perfectly the first time and playing better golf weeks ago for less money.Ask any local golf shop what their biggest source of income is and they will tell you re-shafting.Do yourself a huge favor and get fit by a Professional Fitter.What makes a good fitter? A good fitter will have some tools available to him. A launch monitor to get your spin rates, launch angle, smash factor etc. They will have a loft/lie machine to check your current set up and make adjustments to fitting clubs as needed. Many have a frequency machine to check your current clubs shaft flexes. This will shock you to find out your club may say stiff on the shaft but it is really a senior flex. Seen it many times.They will have a lie board, impact tape, lie tape, and many,many different shafts of different lengths and multiple different head types from forged blades to big cavity backs, many lofts and cc sizes of drivers etc.A professional fitter will never sell knockoff or clone clubs. A Pro Fitter will never fit on-line.Remember, the most important piece of equipment in the fitting center is the fitter himself. You are relying on his/her expertise to fit you in the best sticks possibly.The final piece of the puzzle is the building of your clubs. If he/she is going to build them make sure they frequency match the shafts to preferably plus or minus 1 c.p.m., M.O.I. match the clubs, weight sort every shaft head and grip, adjust loft/lie to your specs and you should be good. Most club fitters cannot get this done for you and it does you no good to get fit and have the clubs not built to your correct specs.There is loads more to know about getting fit, to learn more see the resource box for a link.